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After watching the Mizzou Tigers team for which he provides unwavering support stumble in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last night, school mascot Truman the Tiger took it harder than most.  Though he stood strong on the sideline to provide a positive example for his crew of cheerleaders during the game, after the [...]

Late Wednesday, Bernie Miklasz of the Post-Dispatch reported that Dave Checketts, the face of the St. Louis Blues ownership group, is selling his shares of the organization.  In fact, Checketts says that the rest of the owners are willing to sell their shares as well. While details of Checketts’ motive are still emerging, speculation for [...]

Prior to the Cardinals’ game against with the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday afternoon, Adam Wainwright stopped by the Spring Training facility in Jupiter, FL for the first time since Tommy John surgery on his right wing. According to Derrick Goold at the Post-Dispatch, Wainwright was greeted with cheers from his fellow teammates. Oh, warm and [...]

Most Major League baseball teams have one player on the roster that embraces the world of Twitter. The Yankees have Nick Swisher.  The Rays have David Price.  The Astros have Hunter Pence.  The Reds have Brandon Phillips, who is less literate than a soup can.  The Cardinals?  They have Ryan Franklin. Well, at least, for [...]

By now, most of our readers know that we’re big fans of Derrick Goold’s work over at the Post-Dispatch.  He’s dedicated, affable and has a streak of creativity – which, apparently, are exceptions in this industry.  But most importantly, we’ve formed a bond with the purveyor of “Bird Land” because he, like us, is one [...]

While neither SLU nor Mizzou have had particular good regular seasons relative to their expectations, it’s important to take note of the future.  It’s undeniable that both teams possess young players who have adopted traits that made men in all walks of life successful decades ago. And just to clarify, I’m not talking about what they [...]

We can’t remember the last time a Major Leaguer took the field and played an entire inning without his glove, but that doesn’t stop Spring Training camps from preparing for this event. We suppose this is a conditioning mechanism.  If you can catch a can-of-corn without some rawhide on your paw, then an actual game [...]

Our extremely weird obsession with the infamous Mark Mulder jersey at Lambert Airport officially came to a close on Tuesday night.  Or, did it? To catch everyone up to speed: a prominent shop titled “Hometown Favorites” at Lambert Airport has featured an autographed Mark Mulder jersey in its front window for the past few years, [...]

In 2011, one of the major ongoing questions as we sit just a few weeks from Opening Day is how the team can replace injured star Adam Wainwright.  For those fans who experienced a similar question 23 years ago, all we can ask of the Cardinals is for them not to convince us that Bob [...]

Last night, the Blues successfully honored the Number 7 at Scottrade Center. As we discussed last week, Nelson Emerson was tremendously snubbed in this whole ordeal.  He was small, fast, gritty and white.  Those four attributes are a recipe for success in St. Louis.  Just ask Bo Hart, Stubby Clapp and Joe McEwing. We were [...]